Lieutenant John C. Scott was the navigator of the 11 man crew assigned to the B-24J Liberator Bomber, serial number 42-73185, 319 Bombardment Squadron, 90 Bombardment Group. This was a very young crew as the pilot was also a 2nd Lieutenant (Norman Dicker). Pacific Wrecks.com gives the follow account of what happened on February 26th, 1944.
“Took off from Mokerang Airfield on Los Negros on a weather reconnaissance flight and intended to return to Mokerang. The weather was overcast and stormy forcing it to fly to the New Guinea mainland. Low on fuel, the crew decided to bail out. At 2:30am, the B-24's last reported position was between Long Island and the northern coast of New Guinea. The first two to bail out were the only two that survived. The fates of the other crew members are unknown.
“Took off from Mokerang Airfield on Los Negros on a weather reconnaissance flight and intended to return to Mokerang. The weather was overcast and stormy forcing it to fly to the New Guinea mainland. Low on fuel, the crew decided to bail out. At 2:30am, the B-24's last reported position was between Long Island and the northern coast of New Guinea. The first two to bail out were the only two that survived. The fates of the other crew members are unknown.
Lieutenant John C. Scott was the navigator of the 11 man crew assigned to the B-24J Liberator Bomber, serial number 42-73185, 319 Bombardment Squadron, 90 Bombardment Group. This was a very young crew as the pilot was also a 2nd Lieutenant (Norman Dicker). Pacific Wrecks.com gives the follow account of what happened on February 26th, 1944.
“Took off from Mokerang Airfield on Los Negros on a weather reconnaissance flight and intended to return to Mokerang. The weather was overcast and stormy forcing it to fly to the New Guinea mainland. Low on fuel, the crew decided to bail out. At 2:30am, the B-24's last reported position was between Long Island and the northern coast of New Guinea. The first two to bail out were the only two that survived. The fates of the other crew members are unknown.
“Took off from Mokerang Airfield on Los Negros on a weather reconnaissance flight and intended to return to Mokerang. The weather was overcast and stormy forcing it to fly to the New Guinea mainland. Low on fuel, the crew decided to bail out. At 2:30am, the B-24's last reported position was between Long Island and the northern coast of New Guinea. The first two to bail out were the only two that survived. The fates of the other crew members are unknown.
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